Events

School events bring learning to life and help shape our school culture. They help students build confidence, connect with others and celebrate their progress. Events also give families a chance to be involved in school life and share in their child’s achievements.

Our school events include:

  • school orientation days
  • sports carnivals
  • open day and school tours
  • Harmony Week and International Women's Day events
  • excursions and incursions
  • performances, concerts or school productions
  • fundraising, charity and community events
  • award assemblies
  • graduation and other celebrations.

See what’s happening at our school at the moment.

Diversity Day

Date: March 27th 2026

Location: Blackwattle Bay Campus

We recently celebrated Diversity Day with a busy day that involved a Talent Show, Bake Sale, Assembly, Giant Chess, BBQ, and various other activities.

International Women's Day Breakfast

Date: 06/03/2026

Location:

We proudly celebrated International Women's Day with Guest Speakers the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, and Koby Shetty, MP. We had guest performances by Indigo L and the IMP as well as student adresses. The morning raised money for The Global Women's Project.

College Swimming Carnival

Date: February 11th 2026

Location: Drummoyne Pool

At the College Swimming Carnival, Blackwattle Bay students enjoyed a day filled with school pride and great competition as kids from all ages competed across all the events. There were numerous records broken on the day, Congratulations to all those swimmers for making their mark on our campus history!

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